US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on March 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) “Obviously, they have issues with what is in that video, and that’s why they don’t want everybody to see it,” Sen. Mark Kelly… Continue reading
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later. Chris Hedges Dec 27, 2025 (chrishedges@substack.com) At the start of the 20th century, the British Empire was, like our own, in terminal decline. Sixty percent of… Continue reading
Media conglomerates want the president’s permission for mergers—and control of news outlets is at stake. By Franklin Foer DECEMBER 22, 2025 (TheAtlantic.com) This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The fate of Warner Bros. Discovery is no longer a regulatory matter. It… Continue reading
11 December 2025 (BBC.com) Paul KirbyEurope digital editor The government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has resigned after protesters took to the streets in cities across the country and filled the centre of the capital Sofia on Wednesday night. Zhelyazkov’s dramatic move came ahead of a vote of no… Continue reading
Nurses rally with lawmakers to show their support for Medicare for All on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images” The Washington Post editorial predictably ignores research showing that a single-payer system would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and tens of thousands of lives—each year. Jake… Continue reading
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Streamed live 3 hours ago The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder It’s another Best of 2025 episode on the Majority Report. Original air date: February 11, 2025 Gil Duran, journalist based in California, proprietor of the website The Nerd Reich, co-writer of the FrameLab newsletter, joins to… Continue reading
“Curtis Yarvin’s Friscorp” isn’t a real company or organization you can look up in a business register — it’s a concept in the political ideology of Curtis Yarvin (pen name *Mencius Moldbug), a controversial American blogger and political theorist known for his far-right neo-reactionary / Dark Enlightenment ideas. Wikipedia+1 What… Continue reading
We don’t need a new state bill or more hearings. The city could start the public power process immediately—and send a powerful message to the state By Tim Redmond December 23, 2025 (48hills.porg) State Sen. Scott Wiener is the latest to announce that he’s in favor of public power after… Continue reading
